Sarajevo Film Festival announces the second round of film projects in development selected to participate in its well-established annual CineLink Co-Production Market. Seven titles finalise the roster with projects from established directors from Southeast Europe whose projects are in the advanced stages of development and financing and will be joined by two guest projects.

The new line-up complements the 8 projects in early development, by first-and second-time filmmakers, who took part in the CineLink Project Development Workshop in April this year. All selected projects will participate in CineLink Industry Days throughout the Sarajevo Film Festival from August 11 to 16.

Amra Bakšić Čamo the Head of CineLink said: „The selection brings a variety of narratives and artistic approaches, while a healthy balance of established names and exciting new talent promise a lively market in August.“

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

Director: Gentian Koçi

Writer: Gentian Koçi

Producer: Gentian Koçi, Blerina Hankollari

Production company: ARTALB FILM

Co-production company: Graal Films

Albania, Greece

Two identical inseparable deaf-mute twin brothers in their forties, discover that due to a genetic disease, they will separately, but progressively and irreversibly go blind. Slowly immersing into an unbearable silenced darkness, not being able to see the world and each other anymore, the two brothers have to make a strong decision.

The Celts

Director: Milica Tomović

Writer: Milica Tomović

Producer: Vladimir Vasiljević

Production company: EED Productions

Co-production company: Meander

Serbia, Montenegro

In the middle of the country’s breakup, three generations, equally hilarious and deranged, attend a child’s costume birthday party.

Erasing Frank

Director: Gabor Fabricius

Writer: Gabor Fabricius, György Barathy

Producer: Gabor Ferenczy, Gabor Fabricius, András Muhi

Production company: Focusfox, Otherside Stories

Hungary

1983: Frank, an angry kid from the streets with “no future”. With his punk band he realizes that the state banned their music because their words are political. Frank escapes to a psychiatric ward where Hanna, a young enemy of the system, joins him. Medication mutes Frank, but words of freedom are louder.

The Island Within

Director: Ru Hasanov

Writer: Ru Hasanov

Producer: Orkhan Tarverdizade,

Production company: Coyote Cinema

Co-production company: Arizona Productions

Azerbaijan, France

Vitaly Pronin lives on the island of Kur Dili on the Azerbaijani-Iranian border, alone, with no electricity or running water. It used to be a prosperous Soviet animal farm up until the Caspian Sea rose and destroyed the bridge connecting it to the mainland. Vitaly, now 67 years of age, enjoys the dusk of his life on the island with thousands of feral horses until his solitude is interrupted by Seymour, an emotionally and physically abused international chess grandmaster. Based on a true story.

Armin returns to his hometown where he is taken on a quest where truth liberates but at the same time binds and hurts.

Natural Light

Director: Dénes Nagy

Writer: Dénes Nagy

Producer: Marcell Gerő, Sára László

Production company: Campfilm

Co-production company: Novak Prod, Mistrus Media

Hungary, Belgium, Latvia

March 1943. A Hungarian soldier is sent on a mission where he witnesses a mass murder. NATURAL LIGHT is about making decisions in a morally ambiguous world.

Orchestra

Director: Matevž Luzar

Writer: Matevž Luzar

Producer: Petra Vidmar

Production company: Gustav Film

Slovenia

Events on wind orchestra tour should change band members lives, but they decide to sweep them under the rug.

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Streams

Director: Mehdi Hmili

Writer: Mehdi Hmili

Producer: Moufida Fedhila

Production company: Yol Film House

Co-production company: MPM Film, Tarantula Productions

Tunisia, France, Luxembourg/Belgium

Amel is released from prison after an adulterous affair. In the violent streets of Tunis, she seeks for her missing son.

The Enchanted Wanderer

Director: Babak Payami

Writer: Babak Payami

Producer: Hussain Amarshi, Charles Wachsberg

Production company: Payam Films Inc.

Country: Canada

It takes the Bolshevik revolution, Nazi takeover of Germany and Fascism in Italy to transform the young Azeri Jewish boy, Lev Nussimbaum into Essad Bey, the famous writer who understood nothing from love.

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